Mounting of parachutes



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C. DORNIER MOUNTING 0F PARAGHUTES Filed Nov. 17, 1922 July 1, me.

CLAUDIUS DORNIER, OF FRIEDRICESHAFEN-ON-THE-IBODENSEE, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THE FIRMi DORNIER,

1:! NKTER EAFTUNG. OF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN; GERMANY.

METALLBAUTEN GESELLSGHAFT MIT MOUNTING OF PARACHUTES.

Application filed November 17, 1922. Serial No. 601,596.

10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUnIos DoRNI R, a citizen of Germany, residing at Friedrichshafen-on-the-Bodensee, Germany, have in- 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements in the Mounting of Parachutes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to the mounting of parachutes in air craft, and it is one of the important objects of this invention to provide means for the manipulation of parachutes whereby they will become immediately available in case of emergency.

The means heretofore suggested for the mounting of parachutes only provided for the immediate jumping off without any tedious preparations in the case of open air craft by mounting the parachute upon the hull of the air craft behind the seat, or by using the parachute itself as a seat.

All these arrangements, however, are not applicable in the case :of air craft with closed cabins.

In accordance with my invention means 2 are rovided in connection with air craft of the d referred to adapted to allow the operation of any amount of parachutes at any time by mounting the parachutes in cavities of the supporting frame of the air craft in the vicinity of apertures in the cabin from which the jumping ofi may be immediately efiected. The fastening or buckling belts or the like attached to the parachute may be either permanently arranged within easy reach of the operator, and possibly in the interior of the car, or they may be ept in the particular containing space together with the parachute. In the latter case provision is referably made to allow of their being p ed out from the containing space by a rope or the like to a suflicient extent to allow of the fastening or buckling of the device to the body of the aviator.

The invention is shown by way of exam-' 4!! ple in the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 being a partial si e view of an air craft provided with the safety device embodying the principles of my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line A'-A of Figure 1,

the buckling belts or the like 7 may be Figure 3 is a cross section through part of a rigid air ship with the invcntlon applied tO it.

Figures 1 and 2 show the supporting wing b as being directly mounted upon the hull a which is only partially shown. Spaces 0 are provided in the deck portion b for the accommodation of the arachutes d. The ropes e for connecting t ie parachutes with passed through an aperture or a recessed portion 9 in the window frame 72. and into the passenger room so as to provide for the immediatev possibility of attaching the buckling belts 7' to the body of the aviator, and to afford the possibility of unimpeded jumping off at any time in case of emergency after the opening of the windows. Provision is made in this connection for the swinging downwards of the hingedly se cured bottom i of the container 0. Springs are preferably provided for the automatic. reclosing of the cover 2'.

At the right hand part of Figure 2 a somewhat modified arrangement is shown. In accordance therewith the buckling belt together with the parachute is mounted in the container Z. To the buckling belt 70 or the like a pulling rope m is secured which is made to. descend at the outside of the window n to a suflicient extent to allow of its being easily taken hold of upon the opening of the window. By means of this pulling rope m the buckling belt k or the li e may be readily pulled out from the container 7, while the parachute remains therein.

Figure 3 is a representation similar to Figure 2 with the difference, however. that instead of a supporting deck I) of Figure 1 and 2 the body 0 of the rigid air ship is employed. Two passenger seats are shown here by way of example.

The invention is susceptible of various other forms of constructions and embodt ments of the principles thergof to adapt it 95 to varying conditions of application, and without deviating from the spirit of the invention as pointed out in theclaims.

I claim M 1. Aircraft comprising in c inbination, u 100 I0 closely adjoining said hu L a receptacle in racemes said hull directly adjoining an outer Wall of said cabin above an opening in said Wall, a parachute stored in said receptacle, a cord sus ended from said parachute in front of sai opening and means inside said cabin for attaching the free end of said cord extending through said opening.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

GLAUDJUUS DORNIER. 

